The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
City Council.


The regular monthly meeting Of the city
council was called to order last week Tues
day evening by the mayor, all aldermen
present. The windows Of the spacious and
elegant council room were opened, but there
was such holiness prevailing that the tables
siuulsd with melting varnish, and the bronze
on the chandeliers began to melt, ... 90.
The first part Of the evening was spent in
the usual routine and vain repetitions. Th'
opinion of City Attorney Stead on the side.
walk question took considerably over half
an hour in reading. The city attorney il
very positive that property. holders may be
compelled to pay for the maintenance OF
sidewalk abutting upon their premises and
he defined several different legal methods OF
procedure, favoring that of laying the walks
and assessing the cost against the property
40 benefited. On motion Of Alderman Hull
the opinion of the city attorney was ordered
published.
The other standing committees had no re
ports to make, except the health committee.
They reported communication from Dr.
B. Dyer, health officer, which was read and
ordered published.
Alderman Pritchard from the license com
mittee reported a number of new licenses
The action of the committee was approved,
The clerk then read report from Henry
Wolf, fire marshal, requesting the council to
establish telephone station on Superior ST.,
stating that that portion of the city had no
means Of quick communication with The po'
lice and fire departments. Some lively In
formal discussion was had upon this ques.
ton. Alderman Msher suggested the cree
ton of a little house over against some lamp
post to put the telephone in. Other plans
we're also suggested. Alderman Pritchard
didn't like the little house idea. He thought
the telephone would become too popular
After considerable more discussion the mat
ter was referred to the fire committee, with
instructions to report at the next meeting.
Alderman Maher, Of the special canal
bridge committee, then made brief report,
It was very brief, indeed. 1t merely stated
that the canal commissioners were nowhere
at all, and wouldn't tell the facts if they
could help it. Alderman Hull warmly sec.
onded Mr.. Maher's remarks, denouncing the
ommissioners in big, round terms.
The clerk read communication from the
Fourth of July executive committee of Nor
ris, inviting the council to participate in the
celebration at that place. The matter was
tabled until the next meeting.
A communicationwa read from A. I. Bar.
tells, stating that, in view of the free delivery
system so soon going into operation, the
streets must be properly labelled, and offer.
ing to put up such signs, of ground glass,
for forty cents each Referred to street and
alley committee.
The library trustees reported, from fnan.
cial point of view. and enclosed the report OF
the treasurer, T. d. Catlin. The report was
accepted and adopted.
The mayor re appointed as library trustees
Messrs. Swift, Cook and McKinlay. The
mayor appointed as part committee Messrs.
Hull, Dineen and Pritchard.
The city attorney was instructed to pre-
pare the appropriation ordinances, and the
chairmen of the various department commit
tees to estimate the sums that would be re-
| ouired-all to report at the next regular
meeting.
A communication from the commissioners
| of highways was read and referred.
Alderman Titus, of the street and alley
committee, asked for information. He want
ed to know whether the council wanted the
ordinances enforced, and mentioned some
very noticeable violations of the law. After
some remarks by Mayor Allen and Alder
man MacKinlay, the matter was referred to
the city marshal to serve notices upon the
parties, and with instructions that If the
matter is not remedied within AZ hours, il
be placed in the hands Of the city attorney
to sue the parties IN accordance to the ordi
nance.
The regular grist of bills was then grounC
III trough, and the council adjourned till mex
Friday.
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